A man attacked a mom and her young son inside a Bronx subway station, police said Thursday.
The assault unfolded when the mom was walking with her 8-year-old son on the subway platform at the Elder Avenue station in Soundview at around 12:40 p.m. on Dec. 23, cops said.
Authorities say the man first tried to hit the child, but the boy’s mom intervened and stepped in between them.
Moments later, the man slugged the mother in the right side of her face before he fled the subway station, police said.
The woman refused medical attention at the scene.
Cops released a photo of the suspect and described him as between 35 and 45 years old with a slim build.
He was last seen wearing dark blue jeans, a gray hoodie, a black bubble jacket and white and black sneakers.
Anyone with information in regards to the identity of the suspect is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).